Dreamcast Goes Down to $175 in Australia

Well, at least one side of the Pacific isn't afraid of making a price drop official.

By IGN Staff

OziSoft, the official Australian distributor of Dreamcast, has announced that the Dreamcast will now be sold in Australia for the low price of $299. That's Australian dollars for $175US.

This effectively makes Australia the home of the lowest priced Dreamcast system, excluding Sega of America's current rebate offer. Apparently, this price reduction follows the launch of Dreamkey, an internet access disk which enables users to go Online with their DC (we've had the US equivalent of this since launch).

Danny Gambraro, sales director for Ozi Soft, had this to offer: "At $299, Dreamcast is a true mass market consumer product. Our offering at $299 is giving consumers the most sophisticated games console and access to one of the fastest growing entertainment and information resources the world ¿ the Internet."

If you read our story yesterday, you'll know that we're expecting Sega of America to announce a price drop in America as well. Check back soon.